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Introduction to Biology and Populations Ecology JEOPARDY!! Characterstics of Life Lab Skills Ecology Overview Population Structure and Dynamics Population Growth 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50
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Introduction to Biology and Populations Ecology JEOPARDY!!

Characterstics of Life Lab Skills Ecology Overview Population Structure and Dynamics

Population Growth

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10 10 Characteristics of Life Characteristics of Life

When it’s hot outside, you sweat.

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Living things need to maintain homeostasis.

Characteristics of Life Characteristics of Life

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If you cut yourself, a scab will form.

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Living things must grow and develop.

3030 Characteristics of Life Characteristics of Life Change that occurs in a species

overtime in response to the continuously changing

environment

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Living things evolve.

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A plant moves towards the sun.

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Living things must be able to respond to stimuli

50 50 Characteristics of LifeCharacteristics of Life

All living organisms share similar instructions to run cell processes and

pass on hereditary information.

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Living things must have Living things must have Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA)Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA)

Characteristics of LifeCharacteristics of Life

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What is an independent variable?

Lab SkillsLab Skills

What the experimenter is testing, should only be 1!

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What is a dependent variable?What is a dependent variable?

Lab SkillsLab Skills

The biological response or what The biological response or what the experimenter measuresthe experimenter measures

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Why do we need controlled Why do we need controlled variables?variables?

Lab SkillsLab Skills

To ensure we are testing only one To ensure we are testing only one independent variableindependent variable

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What should you do with your What should you do with your hypothesis after your experiment?hypothesis after your experiment?

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*Accept- data collected in the experiment supports it.*Reject- data collected does not support it.

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What do we call the “placebo” What do we call the “placebo” group in an experiment, and why is group in an experiment, and why is

it essential?it essential?

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5050The Control Group- to use as a The Control Group- to use as a standard for comparison.standard for comparison.

Lab SkillsLab Skills

1010 Ecology OverviewEcology Overview

List the ecological levels of organization from least inclusive (specific) to most inclusive (broadest)

Organism, Popululation, Organism, Popululation, Community, Ecosystem, BiosphereCommunity, Ecosystem, Biosphere

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Define Ecology.Define Ecology.

Ecology OverviewEcology Overview

The study of how organisms The study of how organisms interact with their environment interact with their environment

and each other.and each other.

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A group of pigeons.A group of pigeons.

Ecology OverviewEcology Overview

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Population

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In addition to populations, In addition to populations, ecosystems include…ecosystems include…

Ecology OverviewEcology Overview

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Abiotic Factors

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The sum of all of the The sum of all of the planet’s ecosystems…planet’s ecosystems…

Ecology OverviewEcology Overview

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BiosphereBiosphere

1010 Population StructurePopulation Structure

Define Population Density.

1010 Population StructurePopulation Structure

The number of individuals of a species per unit area or volume

2020 Population StructurePopulation Structure

How do scientists determine How do scientists determine population density and why?population density and why?

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*Counting or *Counting or *Sampling Techniques- *Sampling Techniques- it’s often impossible and it’s often impossible and impractical to count all impractical to count all organism in an area.organism in an area.

3030 Population StructurePopulation Structure

Why would an organisms in a population take on clumped dispersion?

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*Herding patterns*social behavior*uneven distribution of resources*mating

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What are survivorship curves?What are survivorship curves?

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*Graphs (curves) generated from life tables. *Looks at average life span of organisms to make determinations about population growth.

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What kind of distribution would What kind of distribution would a Cresotebush in the desert take a Cresotebush in the desert take and why?and why?

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Uniform- competition for water

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My name is Bond, Ionic Bond;Taken, not shared!

CellsCells

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From: Mariano Cecowski <MCecowski#NoSpam.sif.com.ar>

Q: if both a bear in Yosemite and one in Alaska fall into the waterwhich one disolves faster?

A: The one in Alaska because it is

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Alimentary: What Sherlock Holmes said to Dr. Watson.

Urinate: What a nurse would say if a patient asked her what room he's in.

Urine - The opposite of "You're out!"Benign: What we want when we are eight.

Intestine - Currently taking an exam

CARDIOLOGY: advanced study of poker playing

TERMINAL ILLNESS: getting sick at the airport

1010 Population Growth

What are the factors that limit population growth?

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Density-dependent (competition, health, predation, physiological factors)Density-independent (acidity, salinity, fires, catastrophes, weather conditions)Boom and Bust cycles (pred/prey relationships, food supply)

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2020 Population Growth

What kind of growth model is represented below, and how is it possible?

Exponential Growth Model- conditions are ideal, Exponential Growth Model- conditions are ideal, birth rates exceed death ratesbirth rates exceed death rates

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What are the characteristcs of the What are the characteristcs of the logistic growth model?logistic growth model?

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Idealized population growth slowed by limiting factors.

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What is this? Analyze the data!

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Age Structure Diagram- *Decline in Population Growth*Not enough children being born to replace those who die

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What kind of growth do humans exhibit? Why is this a concern?What kind of growth do humans exhibit? Why is this a concern?

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Exponential Growth. Exponential Growth. *It’s ideal—and nothing’s perfect!*It’s ideal—and nothing’s perfect!*resources will run out*resources will run out*disease will spread*disease will spread……??


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